In order to get an equalizer to help my bad hearing I was advised to download a complete audio visual program called (?) VLCThat part I did and learned I have to open media with VLC in order for the equalizer to work. I am assuming for new monitor picture adjustments I must do the same. The new program icon is an orange traffic cone.For movies I notice the picture is stretched a little too wide which is distracting. I assume whatever I need to correct fat faces is also found somewhere in the "VLC" adjustments?Naturally everything is labelled with buzzwords. I got lost in the "VLC ?" Menu tried the View Sonic adjustments but when I stopped the video and returned to Windows 7 the screen looked like a fun house mirror.Obviously the monitor adjustments are not the way to fix fat faces. It has to be done within VLC.Can I go into VLC and tweak the image just a little? I want to thank moderator Mr Wizard for helping with the audio. With my deafness I am going to need a true USB serious equalizer and even better over earphones in order to understand movie speech. I figure I am getting 30-40% comprehension but the volume is so loud my ears ring for hours afterwards. I hate this "getting old" bit.THANK YOU!

I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format. Beyond that, it's pretty terrible.I discovered Daum Potplayer a few years ago and find it to be a substantially better video player than VLC in all respects.I can't honestly say switching will fix your stretched videos or not since I have never encountered that but you may want to give it a try. It's free and blows VLC out of the water.

VLC (Video Lan) is the program I use for videos. I've not noticed the stretching but will have to check it out. Check under TOOLS | Preferences (or CTRL-P) INTERFACE.. is "Resize interface to video size" checked. It is on my copy.VLC has a few advantages over other video players as I toss Video around the motor home by the GiG, in fact I'm doing it now as I type (Two other devices networked within the RV,,, I can also download those videos to this laptop and VLC can play them. does a great job. Media Player not so good (makes everyone telephone pole skinny as it only plays half width) VLC has the proper codec, Media Player not so much. I sometime stll of my Rube Goldburg TV setup.. That's why I toss gigs of video around the house. "ONLY (expensive subscription service)" Lets you.. Do what I do without the service.

strollin wrote:I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format. Beyond that, it's pretty terrible.As someone who has worked as a video streaming professional for the last 17 years, I would completely disagree with your statement on VLC being terrible. Everyone I know in this industry uses it and it is quite the handy and competent tool. Having said that, I have not used the Daum player and will take a look at it but have no reason to switch away from VLC, but thanks for posting the link.

Videos looking funny sounds like aspect ratio problem. I don't have VLC on this computer, so I can't tell you exactly where, but one of the menus has a few options for aspect ratio correction / override.Most movies are 16:9 aspect. Most computer screens are 16:10 for some weird reason. Other computer screens are 4:3.Take a look through the menus for those settings, a little trial and error should get you to a good looking picture.

strollin wrote:I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format.This why and the price is right.

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strollin
Explorer
Nov 19, 2016
I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format. Beyond that, it's pretty terrible.

I discovered Daum Potplayer a few years ago and find it to be a substantially better video player than VLC in all respects.

I can't honestly say switching will fix your stretched videos or not since I have never encountered that but you may want to give it a try. It's free and blows VLC out of the water.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Nov 19, 2016
VLC (Video Lan) is the program I use for videos. I've not noticed the stretching but will have to check it out. Check under TOOLS | Preferences (or CTRL-P) INTERFACE.. is "Resize interface to video size" checked. It is on my copy.

VLC has a few advantages over other video players as I toss Video around the motor home by the GiG, in fact I'm doing it now as I type (Two other devices networked within the RV,,, I can also download those videos to this laptop and VLC can play them. does a great job. Media Player not so good (makes everyone telephone pole skinny as it only plays half width) VLC has the proper codec, Media Player not so much.

I sometime stll of my Rube Goldburg TV setup.. That's why I toss gigs of video around the house. "ONLY (expensive subscription service)" Lets you.. Do what I do without the service.
RedRocket204
Explorer
Nov 19, 2016
strollin wrote:
I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format. Beyond that, it's pretty terrible.

As someone who has worked as a video streaming professional for the last 17 years, I would completely disagree with your statement on VLC being terrible. Everyone I know in this industry uses it and it is quite the handy and competent tool. Having said that, I have not used the Daum player and will take a look at it but have no reason to switch away from VLC, but thanks for posting the link.
GordonThree
Explorer
Nov 19, 2016
Videos looking funny sounds like aspect ratio problem. I don't have VLC on this computer, so I can't tell you exactly where, but one of the menus has a few options for aspect ratio correction / override.

Most movies are 16:9 aspect. Most computer screens are 16:10 for some weird reason. Other computer screens are 4:3.

Take a look through the menus for those settings, a little trial and error should get you to a good looking picture.
theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Nov 19, 2016
strollin wrote:
I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format.

This why and the price is right.
theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Nov 19, 2016
GordonThree wrote:
Most movies are 16:9 aspect. Most computer screens are 16:10 for some weird reason. Other computer screens are 4:3.

Right click on the play/pause button (bottom right)
Click Video
Click Aspect Ratio

Lots of choices
MrWizard
Moderator
Nov 19, 2016
If the video is old tv it will be 4:3 and not fill the screen
If the video is made for tv it will be 16:9

If the video was originally a theatrical movie release
It can be anywhere between 1,85:1 to 2.35:1

VLC and most other players have a list of aspect ratios
Starting at default aka whatever the info encoded in the video header says it is supposed to be
And going thru the complete list of 5 our 6 selections that you can force it too
When the window opens and your video starts playing
Click on video at the top of the window
Scroll down to aspect
Click
Look at the setting it shows it is using
Choose the next smaller one
4:3 USA
5:4 old analog Europe
16:9
16:10
Etc..
Also make sure stretch video to fit window is turned off
And fit window to video is turned on
If you want max size with proper aspect
Use the full screen menu option or button
Most theatrical release movies will not fill screen top to bottom
Only fill left to right to the correct aspect ratio

The other thing that has not been mentioned
If the video looks correct on the laptop display
But looks wrong on the view sonic monitor
The second display monitor settings in Windows are set to the wrong monitor
strollin
Explorer
Nov 19, 2016
theoldwizard1 wrote:
strollin wrote:
I'll never understand why people recommend VLC as a video player, about the only thing good about it is that it has built-in codecs for just about any video format.

This why and the price is right.

Daum comes with all the codecs, is free and has a much better interface than VLC.

I even prefer Windows Media Player over VLC. WMP doesn't come with all of the codecs that VLC comes with but there are packages out there to add them.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Nov 19, 2016
Lost me. Is a codecs something a female computer has to wear occasionally?
GordonThree
Explorer
Nov 19, 2016
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Lost me. Is a codecs something a female computer has to wear occasionally?

LOL!

CODEC is an acronym, coder decoder. They're special alogirythmns for compressing and decompressing video and audio

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